The public is invited to bring a banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica or mandolin to join the fun at Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and Historic Site. The 15th Annual Music Festival and Back Porch Jam will take place from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Watkins family home.
Featured performers will play and sing on the front porch of the Watkins home, while an informal jam session will take place on the back porch. Guests are welcome to bring instruments, as well as a lawn chair and picnic lunch.
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and Historic Site is located at 26600 Park Road North in Lawson. For more information about the event, call the facility at 816-580-3387. For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.